Bryan A. Lisio, 26, was apprehended on Route 1 in Hampton Falls at 7:30 p.m. on three felonies, one alleging armed robbery and two alleging second-degree assault. The charges were all tied to an incident in the Poker Room parking lot on the night of Jan. 31, when a 64-year-old Massachusetts man was threatened with a gun, beaten and robbed.

Police said the victim sustained serious injuries to his head in the attack, and at one point during the assault, he was allegedly strangled.

Lisio allegedly stole cash from the victim’s wallet before fleeing the scene in a red, two-door pickup truck. Shortly after the robbery, police across the county were told to “be on the lookout” for the vehicle in question.

At the scene, investigators found a hat with a unique pattern on it, which was sent to the state crime lab for analysis.

Police said the arrest was the culmination of an investigation that is still ongoing. Police Chief Robbie Dirsa commended the investigative work and officers’ efforts to resolve the case.

Police said Hampton, Seabrook and Kensington police departments assisted with the arrest, and that the crime would have taken longer to solve without their help.

Lisio is being held at Rockingham County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.

He is due for arraignment Tuesday.

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